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That's damage to myself not to the play. I sent draft one of a play off to my Producer/Collaborator last night. And as I blogged for Draft 1 it seemed to make sense to do the same for draft 2. In some ways it’s a very similar feeling. Blind panic and sweating the minute I hit send … Continue reading Draft 2 (and repairing some damage)

As this was once upon a time my PhD blog, I thought I'd reflect on it being three years since Graduation. If I'm honest it's mixed emotions I feel looking at Graduation pictures. On one hand I'm still incredibly proud I made it to the end. Let's face it for a long time it didn't … Continue reading Three Years Since Graduation

The first because it was a benefit reading for The New Group. Announced just a few days before I left, and in a wildly reckless scramble for tickets I booked. A scramble from the plane, to hotel and train later was I have to say, 100% worth it. This was one of those New York … Continue reading The Destiny of Me (Review)

The Boys in the Band is known for being the "first gay play". Obviously not the first by any stretch it was however the first commercially successful, and if you will 'mainstream' gay play. It also was one of few to reach that status before the AIDS epidemic hit, and changed the gay community, and … Continue reading The Boys in the Band (Review)

It’s taken me two weeks to write this. Two weeks since I personally said goodbye to this production, and to this play for whoever knows how long. Long before I got on a plane and traveled halfway across the world for it, I asked myself how do you say goodbye? To a production that’s spent … Continue reading The World Only Spins Forward

“More Life” Revisiting revival It’s a rare luxury to revisit any theatre production later in its life. More so to see an evolved production. That’s what visiting Angels on Broadway feels like. They are of course the same production…but not. This is a production that has ‘flown home’ and now exists before a home crowd … Continue reading More life! Angels in America on Broadway

‘How do we know what we’re feeling?’ More specifically, ‘How do we know if we’re in love?’ It’s a simple premise, two patients under a clinical trial believe they fall in love. But is it their own emotions, or the drugs talking – more importantly how much does that matter, if all emotions are chemical … Continue reading Review: The Effect-The Other Room, Cardiff